Walsh improved to 28-4 with a pin in 56 seconds, while Miller needed just 1 minute, 46 seconds to record his fall and push the Irish lead to 30-15.

"This is the ultimate team goal," Miller said. "From a team standpoint, we start every season with the idea that we're going to win a state championship."

Delsea falls in finals. The Crusaders rallied to score a 36-34 victory over Brearley in the semifinals but lost to Raritan, 30-28, in the final.

Senior 145-pounder Curt Delia won by pin in both matches for the Crusaders, and senior Marshall Brooks (182), junior John Hennelly (138), and sophomore Bryan Dobzanski (195) also won both of their matches.

It was a step forward for Delsea (21-2), which had lost in the state semifinals in three of the previous four seasons.

"We're going to keep banging on that door until we knock it down," Delsea coach Greg Sawyer said.

In the finals, Raritan used three consecutive pins at 113, 120, and 126 to seize command. But earlier, the Rockets got a big win at 220 pounds when Nick Rice scored a 3-2 win over Sean Redden in overtime.

Redden was close to a winning takedown at the end of regulation.

"That's a tough call to take," Sawyer said.

Timber Creek out in semis. For the third year in a row, Timber Creek (21-5) lost to South Plainfield in the state semifinals.The Chargers got victories from brothers Bryce Shade (170) and Robert Shade (195) as well as John Amato (106), but couldn't overcome the Tigers' depth.

"They're the best team in the state," Timber Creek coach Nick Cottone said of South Plainfield, which won the Group 3 state title. "They don't have any weaknesses."

Timber Creek's Robert Shade won his 100th bout but wasn't in a mood to celebrate.

"It's frustrating because we keep meeting this team," Shade said. "But I was proud because we really fought."

Paulsboro loses in semis. The Red Raiders had a 22-13 lead, but Hanover Park won four of the final five bouts, including an impressive 13-2 decision by freshman Anthony Cefolo over senior John Gentile in the last bout, for a 31-25 victory.

Paulsboro (20-4) won its 32d South Jersey title with a dramatic victory over Pennsville on Friday night, but the Red Raiders were denied their 29th state title. Since the state championships began in 1982, Paulsboro has failed to win a state title just three times - 1982, 2008, and this season.

"We did as well as we could considering the makeup of our team," Paulsboro coach Paul Morina said.

The Red Raiders got pins from Nick Knauer (145) and Mike Silvestro (170), and a major decision from Sam Morina (113), the coach's son, but won just six of 14 bouts and weren't able to scored enough bonus points to compensate for a lack of balance in the lineup.

"I've never had a team this out of balance," Morina said. "But the kids wrestled as well as they could. We'll be back."